System for maintaining communication between teams of vehicles
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorsStephen DeMarco, Nader Mehravari, Robert Szczerba
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Abstract
A system maintains communication between a plurality of unmanned vehicles within an environment. The system includes a sensor component and an evaluator. The sensor component senses objects within the environment. The sensor component is located on a first unmanned vehicle. The evaluator evaluates data from the sensor component. The evaluator is located on the first unmanned vehicle. The evaluator compares data for the first unmanned vehicle and a second unmanned vehicle and determines whether a trajectory of one of the first and second unmanned vehicles may be modified to maintain communication between the first unmanned vehicle and the second unmanned vehicle.
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A system for maintaining communication between a plurality of unmanned vehicles within an environment, said system comprising:
- a sensor component for sensing objects within the environment, said sensor component being located on a first unmanned vehicle;
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- an evaluator for evaluating data from said sensor component, said evaluator being located on said first unmanned vehicle,
- said evaluator comparing data for said first unmanned vehicle and a second unmanned vehicle and determining whether a trajectory of one of said first and second unmanned vehicles may be modified to maintain communication between said first unmanned vehicle and said second unmanned vehicle.
The system as set forth in claim 2 further including a trajectory computer subsystem for calculating an initial trajectory for said first and second unmanned vehicles.
A computer program product for maintaining communication between a plurality of unmanned vehicles within an environment, said computer program product comprising:
- a first instruction for sensing objects within the environment by a sensor component;
- a second instruction for evaluating data from the sensor component;
- a third instruction for comparing line of sight data for a first unmanned vehicle and a second unmanned vehicle;
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- a fourth instruction for determining whether a trajectory of one of the first and second unmanned vehicles may be modified to maintain communication between the first unmanned vehicle and the second unmanned vehicle.
A method for maintaining communication between a plurality of unmanned vehicles within an environment, said method comprising the steps of:
- sensing objects within the environment by a sensor component;
- evaluating data from the sensor component;
- comparing data for a first unmanned vehicle and a second unmanned vehicle;
- determining whether a trajectory of one of the first and second unmanned vehicles may be modified to maintain communication between the first unmanned vehicle and the second unmanned vehicle;
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- utilizing line of sight, data link quality of service, and router efficiency for calculating predetermined acceptable limits for communication maintenance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.